The folks at Porter-Leath saw my post about the Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest to be held Sunday, April 22, and sent more information.
It will run from noon to 6 PM, on Wagner Place between Union and Beale overlooking the river. There will be two stages featuring Cajun bands “Lafayette’s Bayou Boys” and “Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys” from Lafayette, LA.
They’ll be giving away 500 pounds of free crawfish at noon (in past years they’ve given each person a large styrofoam cup’s worth) and there will be tens of thousands of pounds more for sale. Lines tend to get long after about 1:00; if you don’t want to stand in line, you can get an All Access pass to “The Swamp” for $40 ($70 couples) and enjoy all the crawfish and gumbo you can eat, as well as shady seating and a great view of the band. They also have a Lagniappe Pack available – 10 all-access passes and 10 limited-edition T-shirts.
There will be other food vendors as well, beer, and games for the kids including crawfish games (with live crawfish – crawfish races, crawfish bobbing, and more). This is one of my favorite festivals of the year; come on down.
Speaking of crawfish… I came home for lunch today, and am enjoying a to-go order of crawfish etoufee from the Court House Deli. Good stuff. First time I’ve been in there since they relocated to 22 S. Main.
In other news: My trivia team The Rapscallions took first place last night, bringing our total stash to $85. I want to give a pep talk to the team for a minute. In recent weeks, we’ve suffered several losses to a relatively new team, Mormons for Gay Polygamy. But, don’t get discouraged: Remember last summer, when Drinking Liberally formed a team and beat us several weeks in a row… but then they stopped winning and eventually disappeared. Same thing will happen to the Mormons – just give it time. I think last night was the turning point, the beginning of their long slow decline. You could tell that their team leader Clay was rattled – realizing his team had been beaten, he didn’t even stick around to hear the announcement, leaving his team members behind to collect the second-place prize. His official excuse was “I want to get home before the rain,” but it was just that, an excuse. So, go team! Let’s make April one of those months when we win first place all month long.
Coming soon – it’s time to give Sharp Dressed Bum his own theme song.